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Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows
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“No One Knows” was released as the first single off of Songs for the Deaf and went on to become QOTSA’s biggest hit.
The lyrics deal with hallucinatory drugs, narcotics and
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Queens of the Stone Age – Fortress
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The introductory violins of “Fortress” marks Villains‘ first ballad, though the heartfelt emotions slowly evolve into a heavy guitar-laden finish.
Josh spoke about creating “
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Queens of the Stone Age – Go with the Flow
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“Go with the Flow” was released as the second single off of QotSA’s third album Songs for the Deaf.
The song is about a woman going from relationship to relationship, ditching
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Queens of the Stone Age – Kalopsia
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The beautifully dark elements of this album come into play as Kalopsia begins. Its start is very slow and interesting, and provides a nice break from the nonstop rocking up to that
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Queens of the Stone Age – I Sat by the Ocean
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“I Sat By The Ocean” was released as the second single of the album. The song debuted on May 8, the band performed a couple of their new songs on a small intimate concert in
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Queens of the Stone Age – Another Love Song
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This song has bassist Nick Oliveri singing the lead vocals. This fact becomes disturbing when you find one of the reasons why he left Queens of the Stone Age.
“In January 2004
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Queens of the Stone Age – I Appear Missing
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Written in reflection upon his coma (following a knee operation, which went wrong), Homme touches upon dark themes such as depression and melancholic longing in a song, which
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Queens of the Stone Age – 3's & 7's
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“3’s and 7’s” was released as the second single off of Era Vulgaris. Despite the misleading name, skittish guitar and erratic tempo changes, this song is actually in a run-of-the-
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Queens of the Stone Age – Paper Machete
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“Paper Machete” off of In Times New Roman… centers around a brutal takedown of a manipulative and masochistic character, presumed to be Josh Homme’s ex-wife, Brody Dalle. Homme
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Queens of the Stone Age – Smooth Sailing
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The band flexes their bluesy stylings, while letting Homme sing about how good it’s going to feel to pompously “burn bridges” and “blow my load over the status quo”. Wow!
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Queens of the Stone Age – Song for the Dead
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One of the most kickass songs on the album, “Song for the Dead” hits you like a freight train with its heavy, simplistic guitar riffs and dark, brooding vocals. Classic Queens of
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Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used to Do
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“The Way You Used To Do” is a fast paced song with a swinging robotic guitar drive. Its “big band swing” is reminiscent of musician Cab Calloway’s music, with its pep and punch.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Make It wit Chu
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One of the sexiest rock songs of the 21st Century, “Make It Wit Chu” was released as the third and last single of the album. Upon its release, many hardcore QotSA fans felt that
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Queens of the Stone Age – Emotion Sickness
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[Intro] / Use once and destroy / Single servings of pain / A dose of emotion sickness / I just can't shake / Then my fever broke / [Verse 1] / You got no possessions, just your
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Queens of the Stone Age – Sick, Sick, Sick
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‘Sick, Sick, Sick’ was the first single from Era Vulgaris. It features the Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas on backing vocals and synth guitar.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Negative Space
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[Verse 1] / In an atmosphere I don't recognize / I don't know what's true, particularly if it's from you / Oh, betrayal, it tears me up inside / I'm just a fool who is terrified
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Queens of the Stone Age – Straight Jacket Fitting
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[Verse 1] / Come for a fitting way of life / It's all the rage, enslaved, in style / Come for a fitting way of life / Straight jacket fitting a little too tight / [Pre-Chorus
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Queens of the Stone Age – Obscenery
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[Verse 1] / Mannequins have flawless skin / You can dress 'em up like me if you like / But don't lobotomy, I'm happy and free / Listening to crickets in the pale moonlight / I don'
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Queens of the Stone Age – Little Sister
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“Little Sister” was released as the first single off Lullabies To Paralyze.
Somewhat famous for being one of a selected few successful rock songs to incorporate the cowbell
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Queens of the Stone Age – Do It Again
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[Intro] / Hey, hey / Hey / [Verse 1] / I fall over and over and over and over / Oh, I want you / I get ill, I get ill, I get ill / You're the only one I'm into / [Refrain] / You
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Queens of the Stone Age – Medication
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Medication follows the same lyrical themes as “Better Living Through Chemistry,” taking a look at how we’re all hooked on some sort of drug that gets us through the day, whether
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Queens of the Stone Age – Mosquito Song
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[Verse 1] / I know, I know the sun is hot / Mosquitoes come suck your blood / And leave you there all alone / Just skin and bone / When you walk among the trees / Listening to the
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Queens of the Stone Age – Time & Place
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[Intro] / (Go) / [Verse 1] / You got a lotta nerve coming 'round this place / If you're a pretty boy, you've got to save face / [Pre-Chorus] / And it's all wrong / [Chorus] / Turn
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Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork
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The title track of this album is also the last of the triumphant project.
Josh Homme returns to the piano to round off this album with a rather depressing but beautiful song about
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Queens of the Stone Age – The Vampyre of Time and Memory
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Josh Homme hops behind the piano for this melancholy lament on how sometimes trying to make love work, wears you down and makes you want to pull your hair out.
“The Vampyre of
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Queens of the Stone Age – Avon
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A rough cut of the song named “Nova” was released through Josh Homme’s Desert Sessions. “Avon” is nova spelled backwards.
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Queens of the Stone Age – First It Giveth
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“First It Giveth” was released as the third and last single off of Songs For The Deaf. This track is recognizable by its crunchy lead guitars and the melodic vocals on the chorus
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Queens of the Stone Age – Sicily
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[Verse 1] / I'm all used up again / I beat myself like a broken record / Objectified, misuse me as directed / My sweet nothing / The pound of flesh again / Silhouettes witness
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Queens of the Stone Age – Gonna Leave You
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“Gonna Leave You” is sung by Nick Oliveri, the bassist of Queens of the Stone Age on their second and third albums.
Lyrically, “Gonna Leave You” has overlap with “Leg of Lamb
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Queens of the Stone Age – Regular John
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In North American English slang, the clients of prostitutes may also be referred to as “johns” or “tricks.” A “regular John” may therefore be taken to mean an individual who
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Queens of the Stone Age – Villains of Circumstance
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The closing track of the album, “Villains Of Circumstance” was actually written years before its release, as it has been performed as far back as 2014. The song is a long slow
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Queens of the Stone Age – I'm Designer
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[Verse 1] / My generation's for sale, beats a steady job / How much have you got? / My generation don't trust no one, it's hard to blame / Not even ourselves / The thing that's
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Queens of the Stone Age – Hangin' Tree
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“Hangin' Tree” was originally written by Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan for a Desert Sessions album (which it was released on), but Mark Lanegan’s vocals apparently made it so
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Queens of the Stone Age – My God Is the Sun
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“My God is the Sun” was released as the lead single off of … Like Clockwork.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Made to Parade
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The fifth track off the 2023 release In Times New Roman…', the title is a phrase commonly used in association with Them Crooked Vultures, a ‘super’ group comprised of Josh Homme
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Queens of the Stone Age – Infinity
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“Infinity” was originally recorded in 2000 for the soundtrack to the movie Heavy Metal 2000. It was later re-recorded in 2005 and added as a bonus track on some editions of
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Queens of the Stone Age (Ft. Billy F. Gibbons) – Burn the Witch
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Thematically, the song follows the fairytale inspired theme of Lullabies To Paralyze. The song describes a witch trial and the fact that people accused of being witches had done
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Queens of the Stone Age – Precious and Grace
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“Precious and Grace” is a bonus track that is only included on the Limited Tour Edition, UK and Japanese versions of Lullabies To Paralyze.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Into the Hollow
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Homme has previously explored the feeling of hollowness on songs such as “Everybody Knows That You Are Insane” off of Queens' preceding album Lullabies to Paralyze.
The lyrical
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Queens of the Stone Age – Misfit Love
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“Misfit Love” tells the story of someone going from a small town to a city and thinking they are “hot shit” (as singer Josh Homme has said about the song) only to learn that they
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Queens of the Stone Age – Running Joke
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[Verse 1] / When I was a little boy, I looked under the stairs / The king and the pawns were caught unawares / Standing in the shadows, a whisperer to be / Just fishing in the
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